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Japanese prime minister cancels NATO summit attendance
Just the News
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June 23, 2025
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday canceled his scheduled appearance at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit due to "various circumstances," as world and defense leaders head to The Netherlands. The NATO summit is expected...
Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba Cancels NATO Summit Attendance
Mezha
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June 23, 2025
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has canceled his participation in the NATO summit scheduled for June 24 in The Hague, Netherlands. This was announced on June 23 by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The ministry did not provide...
Japan seeks to defuse Middle East tensions
NHK
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Japanese government officials say they will continue diplomatic efforts to defuse heightened tensions in the Middle East, following US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. They are also studying how to respond to a possible surge in energy prices....
Japanese sunscreens go global as influencers drive skincare boom
The Express Tribune
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June 23, 2025
TOKYO: When YouTuber Hannah Price set out to compare Japanese and Australian sunscreen, she was not expecting her deep dive into the subject to rack up over two million views. The huge number of people poring over Ms Price's video shows the...
Japan’s Car Scene Under Threat: The People Working To Keep It Alive
HotCars
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June 23, 2025
For decades, Japan stood at the heart of global car culture. JDM cars such as the Nissan Skyline GT-R, the Toyota Supra and the Mazda RX-7 weren’t just feats of engineering, but icons immortalized in anime, movies and video games, with underground...
Japanese interests moving to secure LNG supply lines
Riviera
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June 23, 2025
The Japan Organisation for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC), a Japanese government-owned organisation provides financial and technical assistance to Japan’s oil, natural gas, and metal companies, and manages stockpiles of resources, has inked a...
Japan’s Metaplanet adds 1,111 Bitcoin, bringing total holdings to 11,111 BTC
crypto.news
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June 23, 2025
Metaplanet Inc. has announced the purchase of 1,111 additional Bitcoin, bringing its total holdings to 11,111 BTC. The Tokyo-listed firm disclosed the acquisition in a June 23 filing, noting a total spend of 17.26 billion yen, about $108 million....
Japan avoids declaring support for US strike on Iran
Nikkei Asia
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TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has stopped short of expressing outright support for the U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear program, as Tokyo finds itself treading a narrow line over its commitment to the rule of law. Asked by reporters...
Japan’s corporate revolution might have worked too well
Taipei Times
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June 23, 2025
Japan wanted change in its corporate sector. It got it — for better or worse. A decade from the introduction of the country’s first Corporate Governance Code, there is so much mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in Tokyo these days that it is...
Japanese restaurant ‘Honoo Ramen Bar’ opens in Falls Church
Arlington Now - Virginia
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June 23, 2025
Around Town Honoo Ramen Bar at the West Falls development in Falls Church (staff photo by Katie Taranto) Booth seating at Honoo Ramen Bar (staff photo by Katie Taranto) Seating inside Honoo Ramen Bar (staff photo by Katie Taranto) Seating inside...
Japan's financial watchdog commissioner to step down
Nikkei Asia
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TOKYO -- Hideki Ito is set to step down as commissioner of Japan's Financial Services Agency, Nikkei has learned. The agency executive of the country's top financial regulator would be replaced by Yutaka Ito, currently the director-general of the...
Japanese civilian shelter to be on island near Taiwan by 2027
Nikkei Asia
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TOKYO -- The Japanese government will set up the country's first long-stay evacuation shelter on an island near Taiwan by the end of fiscal 2027 amid growing concern over tensions in the Taiwan Strait. Construction of the first shelter that is...
Japan's Ishiba vows strong economy, facing tough July upper house election
Nikkei Asia
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TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has resolved to revive the ruling coalition's sliding fortunes before an upper house election that is less than a month away, following an electoral rout in a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly poll on...
Japan PM Ishiba decides to skip NATO summit amid Mideast tensions
Nikkei Asia
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided to cancel his visit to the Netherlands for a NATO summit, the government said Monday, as U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites have heightened tensions in the Middle East. Ishiba...
Japan rice price falls below US$27 per 5kg for the first time since March
The Malaysian Star
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June 23, 2025
TOKYO (Bernama-Kyodo): The average price of rice in Japan fell below 4,000 yen (US$27) per five kilograms (kg) for the first time in around three and a half months to 3,920 yen, the government said on Monday, with increased distribution of...
Japan PM aims to retain upper house majority after July poll
Kyodo News+
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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that his goal for next month's national election is for the ruling coalition to retain its majority in the House of Councillors. The Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, the Komeito...
Denver Ramen Star New Brunch Menu Includes Japanese Pancakes
Westword - Colorado
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June 23, 2025
Japanese restaurants are known for dishes like sushi, ramen, tempura, beef bowls and miso soup. No one thinks about ordering pancakes at a Japanese restaurant — until now. Ramen Star's menu of housemade ramen and other dishes that fit the familiar...
Japanese megabanks weigh Middle East evacuations, JPMorgan limits travel
The Business Times Singapore
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June 23, 2025
[TOKYO/NEW YORK] Several major Japanese banks are considering evacuating staff from the Middle East and Wall Street giant JPMorgan has restricted employee travel in the region as tensions escalate. The US entered the war against Iran over the...
Survey Finds Most Japanese Voters Get Election News from TV
Nippon
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June 23, 2025
Japan Data Politics Society Jun 24, 2025 Ahead of the upper house election set to take place this summer, a survey found that many voters in Japan still rely on traditional media. Consumption Tax the Focus for Upper House Election A nationwide...
This Kawasaki Vulcan Combines Japanese Engineering With Long-Haul Comfort
TopSpeed
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June 23, 2025
Japanese motorcycles are generally revered for their precision engineering. This is also why, despite not being extensively updated for over a decade, many sports bikes and touring bikes are still on sale. This well for a cruiser bike, too,...